Date Pinwheel Cookies,summer cooking recipes

Date Pinwheel Cookies,summer cooking recipes

To enjoy these spirals of buttery cookie and sweet date filling any time, keep a roll of the dough in the freezer.

Prep Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: Makes about 84 cookies.

Ingredients

• 1 8-ounce package (1-1/3 cups) pitted whole dates
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1

Snip pitted whole dates. Place dates in a saucepan. Stir in water and 1/3 cup sugar. Bring to boiling, then reduce heat. Cook and stir about 2 minutes or until thickened. Then stir in lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Set the filling aside to cool.

2

Beat butter or margarine and shortening with an electric mixer about 30 seconds or until softened. Add about half of the flour. Then add the 1/2 cup sugar, the brown sugar, egg, milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Beat until thoroughly combined, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally. Beat or stir in the remaining flour. Cover and chill about 1 hour or until easy to handle.

3

To shape, divide the dough in half. Place each half of the dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper. Using a rolling pin, roll each half into a 12x10-inch rectangle. Remove top sheets of waxed paper.

4

Spread date mixture over each half of the dough. From a long side, roll up each half into a spiral, removing bottom sheet of paper as you roll. Moisten and pinch edges to seal each roll. Wrap each in waxed paper or plastic wrap. Chill for 4 to 48 hours.

5

Grease a cookie sheet; set aside. Cut the dough into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place slices 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheet. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until done. Remove cookies from cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack. Makes about 84 cookies.

Make-Ahead Tip

Wrap shaped dough and place in airtight container or plastic freezer bag and freeze up to 1 month. Bake as above.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 56, Total Fat 3 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 4 mg, Sodium 22 mg, Carbohydrate 8 g, Protein 1 g.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet